History of Prints

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This course considers the broad scope of printmaking and its place within art history. Taking a global perspective, this course explores printmaking from printed fabrics in India and Kathe Kollwitz' Expressionist etchings in Germany to Katsushika Hokusai's Japanese woodblock prints and Jose Posada's Calaveras woodcuts in Mexico. The variety of time periods, styles, and cultures surveyed in this course will enrich students' understanding and appreciation of printing processes and the role of the printed image in the history of art.